The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 17
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Everyone is flat!"

In the Huangji Hall, looking at the civil and military officials kneeling to him on the left and right, Zhu Cihong sitting on the dragon chair.

At this moment, I finally felt a kind of high above, the king of the world, as if I could take everyone's life with a wave of my hand, as if the whole world was in my hands.

This is a kind of pleasure that cannot be expressed in words, but can only be experienced personally.

It is also a feeling that I have never had before in this life.

No wonder that in history, countless people fought for this chair with bloodshed, flesh and blood, killing corpses, and the sun and the moon changing color.

It is no wonder that countless emperors refused to give up this chair until their death.

Because this feeling is so wonderful, once you experience it, you will be intoxicated in it, and you will never be able to give up.

Until the officials Xie En got up, Zhu Cihong still squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying the pleasure.

It wasn't until Wang Chengen coughed lightly to remind Zhu Cihong that his soul returned to his place, and he quickly adjusted his mentality.

Then he glanced at the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, the military report came yesterday that the two towns of Xuanda have all fallen.

The vanguard of the robbers has arrived at Juyongguan, and the report of defeat will come again in the near future. Once Juyongguan is lost, there will be no barriers for the capital, so I am determined to defend the capital and deal with the robbers to the end! "

"The ministers are willing to swear to the death to defend the capital, defend His Majesty, and deal with the thieves to the end!"

All the ministers on the left and right bowed together again and sang loudly.

Obviously, everyone is aware of the burglar's movements, and they also have long known of His Majesty's decision to stick to the capital.

Everyone was mentally prepared for this.

It has to be said that Zhu Cihong's performance in the past half month has given everyone a glimmer of hope to defend the capital and repel the invaders.

The reason why in history, from civil officials to nobles, to military, civilian and business gentry, is that they don't have any hope, just lie down and wait for the robbers.

The main reason is that Chongzhen himself is too incompetent, his performance is too poor, he is in a tragic mood of subjugation all day long, and he can't come up with any countermeasures. How can he still count on the confidence of the civil and military soldiers and civilians under his hands?
And since Zhu Cihong took the throne, he has always been full of confidence, coupled with a series of operations, let everyone have a sense of backbone again.

"Okay! In the Ming Dynasty, we expelled the Meng Yuan and restored our Han family. It has been more than two hundred years since our country was established.

During the period, I also faced crisis several times, and finally got through it safely. I believe this time will be no exception. As long as we, the monarchs and ministers, are united, we will be able to turn the crisis into safety again and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty! "

Zhu Cihong didn't care whether they were sincere or perfunctory, he stood up and gave a big praise, and at the end he waved his hand with full momentum.

The ministers also gave their strength, and once again shouted in unison: "The ministers are willing to swear to follow His Majesty to the death, guard against intruders together, and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty!" It was as if they had rehearsed in advance.

"My dearest relatives have this determination, I am very relieved, and my dearest relatives are safe, please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"In order to coordinate the defense of all the forces in the capital, I have decided to appoint Zhongyi Bo Zhou Yuji as the general guarding the city, holding the sword of the emperor, holding the edict of the emperor, and commanding the overall situation!"

After everyone got up, Zhu Cihong said directly.

Whoa!
There was an uproar in the hall, and discussions continued one after another.

Everyone was not surprised that His Majesty would appoint a general to defend the city to take charge of the overall situation.

Surprisingly, His Majesty would choose Zhou Yuji.

In this regard, neither the civil servants nor the nobles are convinced.

How can Yuji Hede take on this important task this week?What qualifications do you have to take on this important task?
Even Tang Tong and Wu Xiang, who were both military generals, were not convinced.

In Tang Tong's view, Zhou Yuji was the chief soldier, and he was also the chief soldier.

As an earl, he brought [-] soldiers into Beijing, while Zhou Yuji only led a mere thousand remnants.

So this city defender is more qualified to be a general than him.

Not to mention Wu Xiang, Zhou Yuji didn't know where he was when he went out to kill the enemy, the two of them were completely different generations, at most he was the same generation as his son.

However, the two also knew that even if Zhou Yuji was not qualified, it would not be their turn, so they chose to stand on the sidelines.

"quiet!"

Wang Dehua let out a wolf howl, and the hall immediately fell silent.

"Why, all the loves have objections?"

Zhu Cihong didn't look at the row of civil servants at all, but looked at the row of noble military officers.

But the civil servants didn't seem to see Zhu Cihong's attitude, a censor took the lead and bowed.

"Your Majesty, this battle is related to our great Ming country and society. Zhou Yuji is no more than a commander in chief. What virtue and ability do he have to take on this important task?"

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal. In addition, I suggest that the Heavenly Officials of the Ministry of War be in charge of coordinating the battle of defending the city. The Ministry of War has the responsibility of commanding the world's soldiers and horses. As the general of the city, it is justified and reasonable!"

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

In the line of civil officials, except for Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who did not move, all the others came out to worship.

This scene immediately made the nobles very anxious. Just as the earls were about to go out, they were stopped by the Duke of England with a look, and Duke Ding also shook his head.

Obviously, based on the two people's understanding of His Majesty's temperament these days, they will never let the Minister of the Ministry of War serve as the general of the city, and there is no need to worry at all.

Zhu Cihong was furious and at the same time puzzled.

What was furious was that these civil servants dared to play this game with themselves.

What I don't understand is that they all choose to be wise and protect their lives?
How can you be so positive today?Did you take the wrong medicine?
Then he sneered: "Zhang Aiqing, do you think you are qualified and capable of taking on this important task?"

"If His Majesty trusts you, I will definitely...!"

Zhang Jinyan bowed down with a resolute expression.

But before the words were finished, Zhu Cihong roared directly: "I don't trust you, but as long as you have the qualifications to give Yu Shaobao shoes, the situation in my Ming Dynasty will not be so corrupted to the point it is today. So, are you not ashamed to say it?"

Zhu Cihong didn't give any face.

He estimated that the reason why these civil servants were so active was probably because they thought it would be convenient to open the city and surrender.

"Your Majesty doesn't trust me so much, and I don't have the face to stand in the court anymore. Please resign from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War. I hope Your Majesty will approve!"

Zhang Jinyan's old face was flushed red, he didn't expect the little emperor to humiliate him so much.

"Your Majesty, please resign as well!"

Except for a few people who showed hesitation and entanglement, all the others resigned, even Chen Yan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Wei Zaode, the second assistant.

In fact, it's not that the civil servants took the wrong medicine today, but that the city defender is too important.

During the Tumu Fort change, Oala besieged the capital, and it was Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, who presided over the overall situation and tried his best to turn the tide. Since then, the military general Xungui has been completely suppressed by the civilian officials.

If this time the general guarding the city is served by a general or Xungui, once he defends and repels the invading army, then it is foreseeable that the general Xungui will rise again and suppress the civilian officials.

That's why the civil servants are surprisingly unanimous in their arguments, even going so far as to force them to resign collectively.

"allow!"

"Get out of here!"

Zhu Cihong didn't like this at all, and shouted loudly when he shot the dragon case.

To be honest, he really didn't intend to call these civil servants here today, they came by themselves.

(End of this chapter)